Projecting the Cincinnati Reds’ 2025 Opening Day Lineup

Paul Connor
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9. RF Will Benson
2024 MLB Regular Season Stats
WAR: -1.4
G: 128
AVG: .187
H: 64
R: 41
HR: 14
RBI: 43
SB: 16
BB: 40
OPS: .650Stay ahead of the game and elevate your sports betting experience with SportsGrid.
1. CF TJ Friedl
2024 MLB Regular Season Stats
Wins Above Replacement (WAR): 0.5
Games Played (G): 85
Batting Average (AVG): .226
Hits (H): 67
Runs Scored (R): 35
Home Runs: 13
Runs Batted In (RBI): 55
Stolen Bases (SB): 9
Walks (BB): 26
On-base plus slugging (OPS): .6902. 2B Matt McLain
2024 MLB Regular Season Stats - DNP
McLain missed all of last season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder. The 25-year-old posted 3.7 WAR during his 2023 rookie campaign.
3. SS Elly De La Cruz
2024 MLB Regular Season Stats
WAR: 5.2
G: 160
AVG: .259
H: 160
R: 105
HR: 25
RBI: 76
SB: 67
BB: 69
OPS: .8094. C Tyler Stephenson
2024 MLB Regular Season Stats
WAR: 2.4
G: 138
AVG: .258
H: 118
R: 69
HR: 19
RBI: 66
SB: 1
BB: 48
OPS: .7825. 3B Gavin Lux
2024 MLB Regular Season Stats
WAR: 2.1
G: 139
AVG: .251
H: 110
R: 59
HR: 10
RBI: 50
SB: 5
BB: 44
OPS: .703The Reds acquired Lux from the Los Angeles Dodgers in an offseason trade.
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6. LF Austin Hays
2024 MLB Regular Season Stats (BAL & PHI)
WAR: -0.1
G: 85
AVG: .255
H: 60
R: 26
HR: 5
RBI: 20
SB: 2
BB: 9
OPS: .699Hays signed a one-year, $5 million contract with Cincinnati this offseason.
7. DH Jake Fraley
2024 MLB Regular Season Stats
WAR: 0.3
G: 116
AVG: .277
H: 97
R: 44
HR: 5
RBI: 26
SB: 20
BB: 26
OPS: .7168. 1B Jeimer Candelario
2024 MLB Regular Season Stats
WAR: -0.7
G: 112
AVG: .225
H: 96
R: 47
HR: 20
RBI: 56
SB: 4
BB: 27
OPS: .7079. RF Will Benson
2024 MLB Regular Season Stats
WAR: -1.4
G: 128
AVG: .187
H: 64
R: 41
HR: 14
RBI: 43
SB: 16
BB: 40
OPS: .650Stay ahead of the game and elevate your sports betting experience with SportsGrid.
1. CF TJ Friedl
2024 MLB Regular Season Stats
Wins Above Replacement (WAR): 0.5
Games Played (G): 85
Batting Average (AVG): .226
Hits (H): 67
Runs Scored (R): 35
Home Runs: 13
Runs Batted In (RBI): 55
Stolen Bases (SB): 9
Walks (BB): 26
On-base plus slugging (OPS): .690
